Tatting shuttle



Patented Feb. 26, 1946 'rATTING SHUTTLE f y Edwin H. Larson, Chester, Conn., assgnor to C. J.

Bates & Son, Chester, Conn., a firm composed Y of Hamilton C. Bates, Wells C. Bates, and Hamilton C. Bates, Jr.

Application July 27, 1944, Serial No. 546,844

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in tatting shuttles and the principal objects of the invention are directed to such shuttles having means to facilitate winding of thread or yarn on a spool component thereof.

Tatting shuttles of the prior art have consisted of side plates that have opposite ends in yielding contact and are secured intermediate their ends to a spool component. To wind thread or yarn around the spool component, the plates of the shuttle are held between the thumb and iinger and the shuttle is rotated in such a manner that the thread passes between the ends of the side plates onto the spool.

According to one feature of the invention, a

Y shuttle has side plates which intermediate their ends are associated with opposite ends of a spool component which is provided with a bore for frictionally receiving a. rotating member or handle. The rotating member may be grasped between the iingers and rotated so as to rotate the bobbin whereby the yarn or thread is passed between the ends of the side plates and Wound up on the spool, or the handle is held and the thread is =passed around between the ends of the plates and around the spool.

According to another feature of the invention, the side plates have opposite ends secured together with a spool rotatable therebetween which has a bore in which is receivable a rotating member or handle adapted to rotate the spool for winding yarn or thread thereonto.

As a further feature of the invention the spool component is provided with a leading hole into the bore thereof so that the end ofa yarn or thread passed therethrough may be secured in the bore by the rotating member or handle.

Various changes and modications may be made in the practice of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a tatting shuttle embodying the novel features of the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l showing a modified form of the invention.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the invention will be morefully described.

Side plates 2 have inner faces secured to a spool component Li, as shown in Fig. 1. yThe said plates and spool may be made from various materials but there are numerous types of plastic which will produce a shuttle having the characteristics desired.

The spool portion 4 is provided with an axial bore adapted to receive a rotating member such as v5. The said bore and the portion 6 of the member 5 according to one feature of the invention are preferably tapering for frictional engagement and a hole 8 is provided for receiving the inner end of a thread or yarn. The bore and 'portion 6` may be straight instead of tapering if desired.

With the end of a thread inserted in the hole 8 Aso as to lie within the bore of the spool the rotating member when inserted in the bore pinches or clamps the thread end.

The rotating member may be engaged between the iingers or twirled thereby so as to rotate the bobbin so that the thread passes between the ends of the side plates and is wound onto the spool.

According to the form of the invention shown in Fig. 2 side plates such as I0 have their opposite ends secured together.

A spool member I2 is provided which has fianges I4 secured to a hub portion I6 having opposite ends journalled in the plates I0 for rotation of the spool relative to the side plates.

The parts may be made from plastic material and in any case the plates will preferably be yieldable so that they may be separated'suiiiciently to allow the spool to be removed from between them.

The part I 6 is provided with a bore for frictionally receiving a part I8 of a handle or rotating member I'I. A hole 20 in the part I6 permits the end of a thread to be inserted therein so as to lie in the bore and be clamped therein by the rotating member. Although not in all cases necessary the bore of the spool and handle part fitting therein are preferably tapering.

The shuttle of Fig. 2 is held between the iingers with the rotating member inserted in the bore of the spool. The rotating member I'I is rotated so as to rotate the spool for winding kthread thereon, the end of the thread being clamped in the bore by the handle.

It may be desired to use a rotating member such as shown in Fig. 1 in connection with the construction shown in Fig. 2.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the essential characteristics thereof. Hence, the present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects merely as being illustrative and not as being restrictive', the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claim rather than by the foregoing description, and al1 modica-v tions and variations as fall within the meaning and purview and range of equivalency ofthe apf tion thereof.

said bore transversely to the axis thereof, and a rotating member having a tapering end por-` tion adapted for a wedging action in said bore, all adapted and arranged whereby a thread may be inserted through the thread receiving hole of the spool member into the bore thereof and the tapering end portion of the rotating mem- Vber'may be inserted in said bore for Wedging said thread therein, and releasably securing said rotating member to the shuttle structure for rota- EDWIN H. LARsoN. 

